175.05 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Alter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Alter (Georgian: ალტერ, Hindi: अल्टर, Russian: Альтер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Älter or Altér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Alter is the 40,471^st most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 562,832 people. The surname Alter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Alter are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Alter is also the 120,511^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 3,477 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,002 people, or 1 in 60,390. In The United States Alter is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Alter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Alter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alter last name grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Alter last name are 4.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.26% more than the national average, earning R 530,556 per year; in United States they earn 22.48% more than the national average, earning $52,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.84% more than the national average, earning $75,440 CAD per year.